# Where application must be made

> reg-2.10 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.10 Where application must be made
          (1) For section 46 of the Act, an application for a visa (not being an Internet
              application) must be made in accordance with this regulation.
          (2) If an application for a visa is made outside Australia, the application must be
              made:
                (a) in accordance with any requirements in:
                      (i) this Division; or
                     (ii) the item in Schedule 1 that relates to the visa;
                    about where to make the application; or
                (b) if there are no requirements of that kind—at a diplomatic, consular or
                    migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside
                    Australia.
               Note 1:      Schedule 1 explains whether applications for particular visas may be made in Australia,
                            outside Australia, or in or outside Australia.









               Note 2:   A provision in this Division or in Schedule 1 may also state that an application is taken
                         to have been made at a particular place if specified requirements are met.

        (2A) If an application for a visa is made in Australia, the application must be made:
               (a) in accordance with any requirements in:
                     (i) this Division; or
                    (ii) the item in Schedule 1 that relates to the visa;
                   about where to make the application; or
               (b) if there are no requirements of that kind—at an office of Immigration in
                   Australia.
               Note 1:   Schedule 1 explains whether applications for particular visas may be made in Australia,
                         outside Australia, or in or outside Australia.
               Note 2:   A provision in this Division or in Schedule 1 may also state that an application is taken
                         to have been made at a particular place if specified requirements are met.

          (3) An unlawful non-citizen who is located by an officer of Immigration may apply
              for a bridging visa directly to that officer.
               Note:     Requirements about where the applicant must be when making an Internet application
                         are in Schedule 1.